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MARTIN SHUSTER, OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR THREE- FIFTHS TO W. A.KELLER AND W. A. WIEGAND, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,555, dated October9, 1900.

Application filed March 15. 1900. Serial No. 8,783- (No model.)

To aZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARTIN SHUSTER, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at Great Falls, in the county of Gascade andState of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inToys; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to toys.

The object of the invention is to provide a toy which shall be simple ofconstruction, durable in use, and comparatively inexpensive ofproduction and which will afford amusement to both young and old.

With this object in view the invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved toy with the side of the box removed to show the parts inclosedwithin said box. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a bottomplan view, and Fig. 4: is a detail perspective view of the knocker-dogand its pivoted frame.

In the drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts ofthe invention.

1 denotes the box or casing, having a floor 2, upon which is supportedand secured thereto a transparent cover or dome 3. Secured to the floor2 is a casing 4 to represent a fortified tower, which is provided withan aperture 5, into which the charges are adapted-to be thrown orprojected, and with a visionopening 6, through which may be observed themovement of objects 7, representing soldiers. These objects 7 arearranged in circular form and are secured to a disk 8, having a hollowaxis 9, journaled in the floor 2, and a frame 10, secured to anddepending from the lower side of said floor.

11 denotes a funnel-shaped hopper secured to said casing 4E andcommunicating with the hollow axis 9.

l2 denotes a charge-projector in the form and communicating with thehollow axis 9, and 1e denotes an upwardly-extending tube communicatingwith the tube 13 and extending upwardly and communicating with the boreof the cannon or projector through an aperture 15, immediately inadvance of the tapering head of the spring-actuated plunger.

16 denotes charges arranged within the tube 14 and of a sufficientnumber to till the tube from the point a to the point I) of the aperture15. A spring-dog 17 has its toe projecting through a slot in the tube 14and is adapted to support all of said charges but the lowermost one.

18 denotes a toothed wheel secured to the axis 9, the spaces between theteeth of which correspond in number to the objects 7 on the disk 8.

19 denotes a brake which is adapted to stop said wheel so that one ofthe objects 7 will appear directly in front of the vision-opening 6.

201 denotes an operating-shaft having a crank or handle 21, by means ofwhich it may be rotated.

22 denotes a cam fixed to said shaft and provided in its periphery witha slot 23 and formed with a toe 24: and teeth 25.

26 denotes a lever pivoted to a bracket 27 and having its toe 28 inengagement with one of the teeth 25 and its other end immediately belowa disk-slot 29, so that when a disk is dropped in said slot it will.strike said lever and raise its toe from engagement with one of theteeth of the cam-lever. This slot 29 has arranged below it a pocket 30,through a slot 31 of which the lever projects. The pockethas also athroat 32, through which in the actuation of the machine the disk isadapted to be movedand held by springs 33 under a transparent cover 34,so that the disk may be inspected.

35 denotes a knocker-dog frame pivoted to v a cross-rod, having avertical axis 36 pivoted in a cross-bar 37 of the frame 10, having atits lower end a toe 38. To the free end of this frame is pivoted aknocker-dog 39, which has a swinging movement in said frame, but cannotmake a complete revolution upon its axis. This dog is adapted to engagethe teeth of the wheel 18 and rotate said wheel.

its forward end mounted to reciprocate the frame 10.

43 denotes a spring connected to the depending frame 10 and to the freeend of the trip-rod a'nd exerting its energy to move said rodoperatively.

44 denotes a pivoted trip dog carried by said rod and adapted to engagethe trip-toe 38 and the knookerdog frame, and as the rod is moved in thedirection of the arrow shown in Fig. 3 it will move the knocker-dogframe and its dog to the position shown in dotted lines in said figure.

45 denotes an adjustable stop supported by the depending frame 10 andlocated in the path of movement of thetrip-dog 44,and when the trip-rodis moved in the direction of the arrow the said trip-dog 44 engages thetoe 38 of the dog-supporting frame and rocks said frame, with its dog,to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, and when the trip-dog44 contacts with the stop 45 the trip-dog 44 is rocked and disengage-sitself from the toe 38 of the knocker-dog frame, thus permitting thespring 40 to exert its-energy and suddenly draw the knocker-dogframe,with its dog,into engagement with the teeth of the wheel 18 thusimparting to the wheel a rotary movement and causing the disk 8 to berotated, displaying through the aperture 6 in the casing the objects 7.As the momentum of the disk decreases it will be finally stopped by thebrake 19 coming in contact with one of the objects on the disk at theopening 6. When the rod 41 is returned to its normal position by thespring 43, the knocker-dog 39 will slide over the teeth and will returnto the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 and be in readiness forthe second operation.

46 denotes a cam fixed to the shaft 20, and 47 denotes a lever one endof which is pivoted to a bracket 48, projecting from the bottom of thefloor 2, and the other end of which projects through a slot 49, arrangedin the lower end of the tube 14, below the connection of the tube 13with said tube 14.

50 denotes a sliding block arranged in the lower end of the tube 14 at apoint below the point of connection of the tube 13 with the tube 14 andis adapted to successively elevate the charges 16.

The operation of the invention is as follows: A disk being inserted intothe slot 29 falls upon the lock-lever 26 and disengages its too 28 fromone of the teeth 25 of the cam 22. The handle 21 is now grasped androtated in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1. which elevatesthe lower end of the lever 47 and forces the block 50 upward in the tubeThis movement actuates the cam 46,

14. One of the char es being Supported by said block is forced past thespring dog or catch 17 and in passing said dog or catch forces all ofthe charges upward within the tube 14 and the uppermost one into thebore of the charge-projector 12. In forcing the uppermost charge intothe bore the spring-actuated plunger 12' is moved rearward against theaction of its, spring, and thus compresses said spring. When the chargeis wholly within the bore, said spring exerts its energy and forces thecharge through the bore of the projector into the casing 4 through itsaperture 5. During the movement of the shaft 20 to elevate the uppermostcharge into the bore of the projector the trip-rod 41 has been moving inthe direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3, and at theinstant the chargeis projectedinto the casing 4 from the projector 12 the trip-dog 44 hascome in contact with the stop 45 and will release the too 38 of theknocker-dog frame 35, thus permitting the knocker-dog to be retracted bythe spring 40. In its retraction it strikes the wheel 18 and rotates thesame, thus causing the disk 8 to rapidly revolve and display the objects7, supported thereon, through the opening 6 in the tower. In completingthe rotation of the shaft 20 the toe 24 of the cam engages the too 28 ofthe lock-lever, which has been tilted to the position shown in lightdotted lines in Fig. 1, and depresses said too until the lever assumesthe position shown in heavy dotted lines in Fig. 1, in which position ithas elevated the disk up under the transparent cover 34, so that it maybe inspected. 22 is further rotated its toe 24 disengages from thelock-lever 26 and allows said lever to drop to the position shown infull lines in Fig. 2. The hand of the operator may now be removed fromthe crank 21, and the spring 43 Will restore the trip-rod 41 and theparts to which it is connected to their normal positions, when theoperation may he again repeated.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings,

the construction, operation, and advantages of my improved toy will bereadily apparent Without requiring an extended explanation. It will beseen that the device is simple of con: struction, that said constructionpermits of its manufacture at small cost, and that it is exceedinglywell adapted for the purpose for which it is designed.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may he resorted to without departing from the prin-. cipleor sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a toy the combination with a chargeprojector comprising a bodyformed with a bore and a reciprocatory plunger located in said bore, ofa receptacle in which the charge As the cam I to is adapted to beprojected, a tube establishing communication between thecharge-projector and the receptacle, and means for forcing a chargewithin the tube into the bore of the projectorin advance of the plunger,substantially as set forth.

2. In a toy the combination with a chargeprojectorcomprising a bodyformed with a bore and a reciprocatory plunger located in said bore, ofa receptacle into which the charge is adapted to be projected, a tubeinto which the charge after being projected into said receptacle isadapted to fall said tube leading back to the charge-projector, aspringcatch or dog arranged within said tube, a block arranged under thelowermost charge within said tube, and means for elevating the block toforce the uppermost charge contained within the tube into thecharge-projector in advance of the plunger, substan- Iially as setforth.

3. In a toy the combination with a chargepro j ector,of a receptacleinto which the charge is adapted to be projected, a disk mounted withinsaid receptacle, objects supported upon said disk and adapted to bemoved past an opening in the receptacle, and means for simultaneouslyprojecting a charge and rotating said disk, substantially as set forth.

4. In a toy the combination with a chargepro j ector,of a receptacleinto which the charge is adapted to be projected, a funnel arrangedwithin the receptacle, a disk journaled in the receptacle and supportingobjects thereon which are adapted to move past an opening in thereceptacle, a tube for conveying the charge from said receptacle back tothe projector, means for forcing the charge into the projector, andmeans for rotating said disk, substantially as set forth.

5. In a toy the combination with a chargeprojector, of a casin g intowhich the charge is adapted to be hurled, said casing being providedwith a funnel, a disk journaled in said casing and having a hollow axis,a toothed wheel fixed to said axis, an inclined tube leading from saidaxis to a second tube which latter tube leads to the charge-projector,means for elevating the charges in the second tube, a reciprocatingspring-actuated trip-bar having a trip-dog, a spring-actuatedknocker-dog frame, a knocker-dog pivoted to said frame, and a trip-toesecured to the knocker-dog frame and adapted to be engaged by thetripdog, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

MARTIN SHUSTER.

Witnesses:

E. STUCKHONER, SAM STEPHENSON.

